Job summary

The Programme Leader will be responsible for a designated range of courses. The job consists in ensuring that the BA and MA Interior Design, BA Visual Design and MA Digital Art Direction programmes euippes students with the necessary specialised, creative, technical and soft skills, to develop a successful career in the Design industry. The Programme Leader will work together to develop Istituto Marangoni programmes to the highest level of excellence.

Key purpose of the responsibility

• To ensure the effective delivery of the programme;
• To undertake teaching duties alongside your responsibilities as Programme Leader in line with the services provided by the Company;
• To ensure that the Company complies with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements to maintain its current certifications and accreditations, and obtain such further accreditations as may be necessary or beneficial to the Company in the future. Within this purpose you will actively organise, follow up all the steps of the validation process in order to achieve and maintain it;
• To uphold the institution's policy on transparency and listening to the student voice;
• To implement changes to the curriculum, including course content and methods of delivery and assessment where the school deems appropriate;
• To actively support the institution's policy on attendance, retention rules and regulations;
• To actively promote additional activities such as museum / fairs / industry visits/ shows and exhibitions at national and International level.
• To promote a supportive and inclusive learning environment that encourages student wellbeing, creativity, and academic achievement.
• To ensure student feedback mechanisms are meaningful and feed into continuous improvement processes.

Curriculum

• To develop, design and plan the delivery and assessment of the curriculum and new courses as required;
• To develop the curriculum in line with Istituto Marangoni requirements and Quality Enhancement;
• To support the designing of the timetable in line with module and assessment schedules;
• To support recruitment of consultant, FTE and visiting lecturers and ensure delivery of stated learning outcomes;
• To direct and support the academic staff in the delivery and assessment of the course;
• To support the development of learning materials and resources;
• To actively participate in teaching the key subjects of the course;
• To deliver key lectures when required internally and at international level.
• To integrate innovation, digital strategy, sustainability, and future business models into the curriculum to reflect the evolving design landscape.
• To encourage the adoption of new digital tools, platforms, and blended learning methodologies.
• To foster international perspectives within the programme and support global opportunities, cross-campus collaboration, or international partnerships.

Course Management and Quality Assurance

• To organise and participate to periodic meetings/activities at school level and Group's level when required;
• To oganise and record meetings with individual students when necessary, student representatives and the teaching team on a weekly basis;
• To implement Quality Assurance procedures to monitor and improve the quality of course provision implement and write and review the Continuous Improvement Plan with academic team;
• To liaise with External Examiners
• To organise and chair:

Programme Reflective Forum (3 times per academic year);

Programme Committee (min 3 times per academic year);

• To actively participate in:

Unit Boards;

School committees and Boards

Informal student / staff consultative meetings (min 3 times per academic year);

• To attend Field Meetings and Education Board meetings;
• To readily give feedback (written and verbal) on staff, student conduct and academic performance.

Student Admissions

• To present course overview at Open Days or other similar recruitment events when required;
• To support the admissions office in the selection of students to be admitted to the courses pertaining to subject specialism.

Research

• To develop personal research area of specialism in the design subject area and links to pedagogic developments;
• To maintain Continuing Professional Development and promote this within the teaching team.

Strategic & Industry Engagement

• To proactively engage with industry professionals, alumni, and external stakeholders to ensure the programme remains relevant to global design trends and evolving market demands.
• To identify opportunities for collaborative projects (industry projects), guest lectures, and real-world business challenges that enrich student learning.

Other

• To support the coordination of events and materials regarding exhibitions, shows, and publications;
• To attend graduation, main institutional events and relevant exhibitions.

Education and Competencies

• Minimum Master Degree
• Minimum 7 years of experience in the UK Higher Education sector in academic manangerial role
• Knowledge of the design industry in a range of company context
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Leadership, effectiveness and responsiveness approach
• Programme writing ability, excellent spoken and written communication, public speaking
• Network in academic environment and ability to create partnerships
• People management skills and experience: tutors' recruiting, development and engagement
• Organizational skills, flexibility and ability to manage unforeseen events
• IT knowledge: Adobe, Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Mac
• Desirable but not essential: Knowledge and experience with Digital Learning & Online Delivery

Remuneration package

• Starting date October 2025
• Hybrid working 3 days onsite (days onsite can be increased where necessary)
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance after probation
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• LinkedIn Learning

The organisation provides equal employment opportunities regardless of ethnic origin, gender, nationality, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, or medical history. As such, we operate a merit-based recruitment system.